Holder for pencils, pens, &amp;c.



G. A.. CARLSON.

HOLDER FOR PENCILS, PENS, 6m.

APPLICATioN HLED 153.18. |920.

1,365,374, Patented Jan. 11,1921.

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GUsTAv A. CARLSON, or CHICAGO, iLLiNOis, AssrGNOR 'ro :ni-rn BOYENE'EDLE COMPANSLOF CHICAGO, ILLiNOrs, A CORPORATION OniLLiNoIs.

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Application filed February 18, 1920.

T o all whom t may Concern: y

Be it known that I, GUs'rAv A. CARLSON, a citizen of Sweden, residing atChicago, .in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Holders for Pencils, Pens, &c., of whichthe followingis a speciiication.

This invention relates particularly to holders for pencils, pens, or thelike; and the primary object is to provide an improved device of thecharacter indicated, which may be readily applied to a pocket of a vest,coat, or other article of wearing apparel.

The invention is illustrated, in its preferred embodiment, in theaccompanying drawing, in which- Figure l represents a broken verticalsectional view of the pocket of a garment, and showing the improveddevice applied thereto, the view being on an enlarged scale; Fig. 2, avertical sectional view of the pencilholder shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, aplan view of the same; and Fig. 4, a plan sectional view taken asindicated at line 4 of Fig. 2, but showing the clamping-member in closedposition.

In the illustration given, A represents a portion of a garment, such asa vest, or coat, which is provided exteriorly with a pocket A', and B,the improved pencil-holder adapted to be applied to said pocket.

In the form shown, the device B comprises a pocket-engaging clip l; aresilient pencil-engaging loop 2 carried thereby; and Ja clamping-lever3 carried by the member 1. i The pocket-engaging clip 1 comprises aninverted U-form sheet-metal member having at the upper end a web-portion1a andhaving an Outer depending arm lb and an inner depending arm 1c.Between the arms Ib and 1 of the clip is a space, or channel, 4, whichis Open at its lower end; and the arm 1c has an inclined downwardextension 1d which has the effect of widening the channel at its lowerend to facilitate applicationof the device to a pocket. The space 4affords a channel which accommodates the upper'.

edge-portion of the pocket A.

The resilient pencil-holdiiig loop 2 is of rwell-known construction, andmay be secured-to the clip l in Vany desired manner.

It is usual to formy the resilient loop 2 from coiled wire havingflattened or substantially rectangular convolutions, that is, coilswhich are elongated. vertically. In the illustration Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Jan. 11, 1921.

Serial No. 359,551.

given, such coiled wire is bent into cylindrical form, and the end loops2a and 2b are caused to engage a small sheet-metal clip 5, whosevertical edge-portions are then secured in channels 6, with which thearm 1c is provided. This particular feature is a well-known feature ofconstruction.

The clamping-lever 3 preferably comprises a sheet-metal plate, whoselower end is joined, by a pintle 7, to the lower end of the outer arm lbof the clip 1. The upper end ofthe member 3 is equipped with arearwardly-eXtending resilient finger-piece 3, which is adapted toengage the upper end of the clip 1 and lock the lever 3 in closedposition. The member 3 is equipped at an intermediate point with arearwardly-projecting stud 3b, which is adapted to work freely through aperforation 8 in the arm 1b and to press the cloth which may becontained in the channel 4 into engagement with a registeringperforation 9 with whichvr the arm 1C is provided. In otherA words, thestud 3b is adapted to project into the space 4 and clampingly engage thecloth of the pocket andforce the cloth into'the perfora-v tion 9, whichthus affords a shoulder fory engaging the cloth. rIlhe studr 3b ispreferably formed by punching the metal ofthe mem-v ber 3 rearwardly, asclearly indicated in Fig. 4.

From the description given, it will be understood that the improveddevice may be applied with great facility to a pocket, and may beremoved with equal facility; also, it will be understood that theimproved device will securely grip the pocket.

The improved device is small, compact, and maybe cheaply manufactured.`It renders unnecessary the use of impaling tongs claim should beconstrued as broadly as permissible, in view of the prior art. i What Iregard as newand desirable to secure by Letters Patent is:

A device of the character set forth, com` prising an invertedU-form cliphaving itsk inner' arm provided with an inclined down- Ward extensionadapted to enter a pocket, a resilient loop mounted on said inner arm,the outer arm of the Clip being provided with a perforation, and a leverhaving its lower end pivotally connected With the lower end of the outerarm and having its upper end equipped With a resilient finger-pieceadapted to engage the upper end of the clip, and having its intermediateportion equipped 10 with a stud adapted to project through saidperforation and grip the cloth of the pocket.

GUSTAV A. CARLSON.

